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You wish you could
if t iike a girl

Bottom Picture: Coach Beadles and
Coach Shoup hold up their 2010 State Weightlifting is a power- it all this year. All their sweat, totaling 440. Timmons and Go-
Champion trophy.
ful, explosive sport that goes tears, time, and even appe- mez became "Individual State
off of adrenalin. You compete tite went into the team ... and Champions," earning the team
with two lifts, the clean and it paid off. On February 13, 14 of their 22 points. It wasn't
jerk and bench press, and you 2010 the girls became State an easy road to victory for
have three times to complete Champions, beating Navarre these lady lifters. They had to
your total. The person with the High School 22-21. Not only sacrifice a lot, especially food.
highest total at the end of the did they become the first girls' Most of the lifters were over-
meet takes home the first place team at Columbia High to win weight for their weight class
title. With this sport, you have a State Championship but they and were trying not to eat. It
to have intensity and a strong became the first team to beat, was tough, but the girls pushed
mind. five year defending champions, through and not once did they
After coming in third place Spruce Creek. complain. As Mrs. Shoup, the
last year at the state meet, The Tigers were led by head coach's wife, says, "Pain is
the Lady Tiger's weightlifting seniors Alaina Timmons, total- temporary, Pride is forever."
team was determined to win ing 330, and Celeste Gomez, - Celeste Gomez (12)

Top Picture: Senior Celeste Gomez gets focused
to clean and jerk 215 pounds to become State
Champion.

Left Picture: Seruor Amber Thomas takes a deep
breath before benchmg 155 pounds.

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